Class of 1966
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Welcome To Memory Lane It's like a ride down the Stretch!
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What Do You Remember About Berry?
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Dr. Jerry C. Davis Class of 1961
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Dr. Jerry Davis is a 1961 graduate of the Mount Berry School for Boys. His personal story of the struggle to find his way in life is an incredible and heartwarming one. A small portion of his search for God’s plan for him is recounted in the article "On the Right Path" which appeared in the February 2004 edition of Guideposts magazine. With special permission from Guideposts we are able to reprint and publish this inspiring article about one of our Berry brothers. From teenage runaway to broke and homeless to college president, it is an amazing journey. Today, Dr. Jerry Davis is President of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, MO. Click here to read the article.
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Berry Academy and the Mount Berry School for Boys Mount Berry, GA
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In the Spring of 2007, a group of Berry High School athletes from the 1960's honored their former
basketball coach Jerry Shelton. The dinner in Hill Dining Hall was a huge success, attended by
over 100 people. After the tribute, a few of the men decided to create an organization to preserve
the camaraderie of high school alumni and to work to preserve the history of the high schools.
The Berry Breakfast Club was born. Click on the picture to learn more about this informal group
of committed high school alumni.
The 1952 Berry Basketball Team standing in front of The Blue Goose
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Left to Right: Charlie Underwood, A.C. Holbrook, J.W. Walker, Billy Thomason,
Ike Coleman, Chester Hyers, Vance Parkerson, Josh Hutchinson, Oliver Welch,
Sims Hawkins and C.H. Smith.
Berry Alumnus in the National Spotlight
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Reverand Dr. Luis Leon, Berry Academy class of 1967, welcomes President
Barack Obama to a morning worship service at St. John's Episcopal Church in
Washington, DC, on September 19, 2010. Known as "The Church of the
Presidents", St. John's is located across Lafayette Square, just north of the
White House.
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A Tribute to the Faculty and Staff
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Mabel Thompson
Mary Harrison
Gary McKnight
Torris Geraldson
John Bertrand
Fred Loveday
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Holy Cow! The Gym is getting air conditioning!!!!!! Picture taken 7/16/10
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Scholarship Established in Memory of Jimmy Fletcher
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Click on the photo to read more about the scholarship
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With fundraising spearheaded by his friends and classmates, the Jimmy R. Fletcher Memorial Endowed Scholarship has been established at Berry College. Jimmy Fletcher, born with cerebral palsy, attended the Mount Berry School for Boys and was the class valedictorian in 1964. Though physically challenged his entire life, Jimmy never surrendered to his disability and inspired everyone who ever came to know him.
When Jimmy passed away in February of 2010, a group of friends and classmates immediately began to search for a way to honor the memory of this unique individual. After numerous ideas were advanced, it was decided to raise money for an endowed scholarship that would honor Jimmy’s memory forever.
In April of 2010 a scholarship committee consisting of John Shahan (64H), Ernie Chou (66H), Bob Williams (62H) and Dale Cummings (66H) was formed. Stacey Spillers, Senior Advancement Officer at Berry, advised the group that Berry required a minimum of $25,000 in order to endow a scholarship. An immediate challenge gift of $10,000 from Ernie Chou started the campaign on its way and by July, the fund had grown to over $37,000 cash in hand with another $6,000 that was pledged.
The scholarship was awarded to a deserving student for the first time for the fall semester of 2010. Qualifications to receive the scholarship are:
- The recipient’s
demonstration of financial need.
- The recipient
maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or better.
- The recipient’s
participation in the on-campus student work program.
- The recipient must
have a permanent physical disability.
Contributions to the scholarship fund are still being accepted and are encouraged. The larger that this endowed fund grows, the greater financial impact it can have on Berry students for years to come.
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Class of 1967
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Class of 1964
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Class of 1968
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Class of 1965
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Class of 1973
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Class of 1966
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Class of 1971
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Class of 1970
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Class of 1968
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Class of 1970
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Class of 1968
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Class of 1961
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Who Are These Guys? Click on the photos to find out
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* * * News From Berry * * *
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The Story of Swofford Is it real or is it legend? Click on the cartoon to find out.
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Next meeting of the Berry Breakfast Club is February 11, 2012 at the Landmark Restaurant in Rome at 8:00 AM.
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Rec Center Named For Coach Thornton
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On July 29, 2011 the Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority named the
new activities building in North Floyd Park the "Bill Thornton Recreation Center".
Coach Thornton was at Berry Academy from 1969 through 1976. He also
served as Dean of Students for several years. Read more about the event and
see photos of his former Berry players who attended the event by clicking here
or click the photo above.